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Title: The Impact of Recent CHIP Eligibility Expansions on Children's Insurance Coverage, 2008-12
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: Following the reauthorization of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2009, fifteen states raised their CHIP income eligibility thresholds to further reduce uninsurance among children. We examined the impact of these expansions on uninsurance, public insurance, and private insurance among children who became newly eligible for CHIP after the expansions. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we estimated that the expansions reduced uninsurance by 1.1 percentage points among the newly eligible, cutting their uninsurance rate by nearly 15 percent. Public coverage increased by 2.9 percentage points, with variations in take-up among the states. A better understanding of these state-level differences in take-up could inform efforts to enroll children who remain uninsured but are eligible for CHIP. CHIP is up for reauthorization in 2015, and further funding will be needed to maintain the program, which provides insurance to children who might not have access to affordable private coverage.
Url: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2014/09/10/hlthaff.2014.0208.abstract
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Authors: Goldstein, Ian M.; Kostova, Deliana; Foltz, Jennifer L.; Kenney, Genevieve
Periodical (Full): Health Affairs
Issue: 10
Volume: 33
Pages: 1861-1867
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Other, Poverty and Welfare
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